No Limit$ Philipp Plein 2020

Whipped up by Albertiño, this stuff is good, especially when you factor in the price. No Limits is a somehow complex fragrance, which just smells more expensive than its price tag.

Initially, "No Limits" hits you with something fresh, spicy, and a little bit juicy. You've got black pepper, cardamom, cloves, star anise, cinnamon, ginger, some watery vibes, and bergamot all playing together up top. Some of these notes are quite fleeting, but they're all there according to my nose.
As it settles in, you start getting into a sweet smooth mix of dark chocolate, bourbon vanilla, incense, and amber.
In the dry down, the base notes are (new shoes) leather, patchouli and woods.

Some leather fragrances can be heavy on the animalic spectrum, others smell one dimensional or just uber dry. But "No Limits" does a decent job of balancing that leather with the non-obnoxious sweetness from the vanilla and chocolate, the warmth from the amber and spices, and the depth from the "oud" and patchouli.

I find it way easier to wear than Guilty Absolute pour Homme, and when it comes to how good the leather smells, it's right up there with some of Crivelli's synth-leather scents... perhaps, even performance wise.

If you're looking for a distinctive leather fragrance that won't break the bank, you should check this one out. This is a fragrance that could be used in evening and/or date scenarios, elegant settings and generally during the colder months.
Despite the cheap price (we should probably all thank the bottle design), no corners have been cut juice wise!

Although the Philipp Plein character is strongly polarizing, and the packaging is tacky, you can't please everyone. But I think that the work of the perfumer should not be confused with that of the designer brand. We should not judge a painting based on its setting. For all this, I believe that they have unjustly judged the perfume, leaving out the beauty of the fragrance and the mastery of the perfumer. I think this is a leather fragrance that you need to know about! Having been unjustly slaughtered, it smells of freshly baked, peppery and spicy bread, and smoky, soft, slightly dusty leather. Great job Alberto Morillas.

A fillet with green pepper according to a French recipe. No Limit$ greets me with a massive pungent blast of spiced berries. It is an aromatic and herbaceous green pepper, like the one used to make the creamy sauce in which to cook a tenderloin medallion. It doesn’t matter if the top notes tell us of sour citrus peel and spicy tuber pulp, both immersed in an aqueous fluid flavoured with star anise seeds. I mostly take notes on unripe peppercorns. Ginger and bergamot are muted, of course. For a moment, I get a velvety, powdery and sour undertone, but pepper is dominant. Other hot spices take part in this blend, albeit very well-dosed, as clove is not like a dentist’s cure and cinnamon is not reminiscent of apple pie or rice pudding. In other words, No Limit$ opens spicy. Spices are very present, strong but not unpleasant, but this is only one aspect, as it is a multifaceted colony.

A few minutes later, the scent turns sweet but not too sweet, slightly gourmand with powdery undertones. I feel a light dusty and bitter note of dark chocolate, which takes the stage and moves the spices to the background, clear but not dominant as in Valentino Uomo (2014) Eau de Toilette. This gourmand accord blends with the sweet, amber, and powdery notes of vanilla that intertwine with the smoky accords of incense. The result is a cuddle, something comfortable and warm. In the end, the powerful, spicy slap became a tender and candid caress.

No Limit$ finishes are woody, leathery, and semi-sweet. Having reached this final phase, I can appreciate the animalistic shades of modern leather more than the more delicate suede. With a pinch of earthy but clean and fragrant patchouli and a perfume of oud wood, it does not shift toward an animalistic or medicinal composition typical of the Far East but expresses the mysterious and elegant touch of this precious wood. In the end, therefore, No Limit$ gives us sweet, slightly powdery, and leathery nuances, which make it sexy.

My last words are that No Limit$ isn't that crappy, it's definitely not what haters are portraying or claiming. Sure, it’s not really for everyone, and it’s not attractive to the masses, but it's not that terrible. For sure, it deserves to be tested as I find it unique, unlike any other perfume out there. According to reviews, this perfume resembles Guilty Absolute pour Homme, which I like, but if I compare the two side by side, I feel two completely different scents. The comparison is fun, but that’s just my opinion as fragrances are subjective. The opening might be misleading, but overall I find it closer to Reveal Men Eau de Toilette rather than Guilty Absolute pour Homme. Apart from that, No Limit$ is to be included in the rotation of autumn and perhaps winter scents. It pairs well on cold and humid days, even better if worn in the evening. Despite the initial spiciness, the scent is not offensive; it has a contained projection, but it lasts a long time on the skin and clothes. I wore it today, and the juice came as a surprise to me due to all this hate.

I base the review on a bottle I have owned since October 2022.

-Elysium

I find that people who destroy this perfume are not honest. This is surely the best leathery scent on the market. I think this perfume suffered from a bad advertising campaign. Put any other name on the bottle, and you will have a masterpiece. This is what Ombre Leather by Tom Ford should have felt.

I tested this from a sample then had to immediately get a full credit card bottle (lol). It is so good. Opens up spicy but quickly settles down to an excellent leather scent with a lesser wood scent and subtle chocolate and vanilla hiding underneath. I do not care for sweet fragrances and the sweetness here is dialed way down, making it a masculine fragrance and good for me. All of this combined with very good performance for a ridiculously low price (45 bucks for 3 oz. at Jomashop (USA) right now). Mr. Morillas really hit a home run here. Dude is a genius.

Yeah, the bottle is kinda kitschy but it gives me a laugh every time I look at it. Not any more kitschy than skulls, fists, revolver cylinders, grenades, gold bars, robots or skateboards.

Scent is on the darker, heavier side, so better for cooler days in fall, winter or spring. Still, would even be good for dinner at a classy restaurant with the AC turned up on a hot, sticky summer night.

The fragrance hobby takes in all aspects - not just the scent but the bottle, price, perfume house, advertising campaign, etc. Outside of the scent, these things have little impact on my impression of a fragrance, however, I understand and respect other people who DO take the entire package into consideration. IMO, if this exact same juice were produced by a niche house in a beautiful Italian glass bottle, it would be rated a lot higher.

Dark chocolate perfectly mixed with leather, oud and spices. Spices are dominating because these are in the heart notes, but the secret is the dark chocolate and vanilla well used for the sweet part and mixed ti the woody one.
Ladies know the difference!
You should try this one, It is a lot underrated, and a lot of people love it. Just give attention of all the notes if you are allergic due this scent Is a compound of a lot of things.
As a personal opinion i will suggest to everyone not only young people, and this is now my first choice as a niche parfume.